Malachi Keys, Contributing Writer

The Cincinnati Bengals will defeat the Baltimore Ravens this week going head-to-head on Thursday night football on Nov. 16.

Both teams have been hot as of late, especially the Bengals whose offense has started to click within the last couple of weeks. 

The first few weeks of the season were considerably slow for the Bengals with quarterback Joe Burrow and his calf injury.

The connection between Joe Burrow and wide receiver Ja’marr Chase has once again been ignited, and Chase already has 697 receiving yards this season, according to ESPN. Not to mention, Tee Higgins and Tyler Boyd have proven to be additional formidable weapons for the Bengals’ offense. 

As previously mentioned, Baltimore has been hot as well, but I fully expect them to cool off during this primetime matchup.

AFC North games are always close and competitive; the last two games played between Cincinnati and Baltimore ended in a one-score differential according to The Football Database.

However, this game is going to come down to matchups on both sides of the ball for each team.

Although the Ravens always have Lamar Jackson’s playmaking ability, Joe Burrow has proven to be ‘that guy’ in crunch time and has more reliable weapons that should help Cincinnati secure the win.